Chicago To Get 'Wintry Mix,' Not Downy Snow, On Christmas
Stray areas of passing light rain are possible, especially around the Shoals, but most of us will stay dry for the holiday. Chris Wattie / Reuters A worker clears a sidewalk as light snow falls on Parliament Hill in on November 20, 2018.

India Inc hails GST Council's move to cut tax rates
The Council was set up in 2016 to discuss the implementation of the new tax system that came into effect from July 1, 2017. The new GST rates will be effective from 1st January 2019, the FM said in a press briefing after the GST Council meeting .

Stores offering deals, staying open late on Christmas Eve
Oriental Jade is open until 9:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve , and will have a special buffet from noon to 8 p.m. on Christmas Day . On Christmas Eve, the stores will open at 9 a.m. near you, and then close at 5 p.m.in your local time.

USA shutdown could stretch into January, Trump aide warns
He predicted the shutdown could go into January, when Democrats assume control of the House based on their midterm election gains. Another 380,000 were to be furloughed, meaning they will not report to work but would also be paid later.

Saints seek top NFC seed, while Steelers eye division title
New Orleans already has won a second straight NFC South crown and will finish as a top seed even if it splits its next two games. The Steelers are 1-3-1 against the spread in their last five games overall and are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games in December.

He added: "I'm spending time with the players of course, and trying to get as much time with each individual as possible.

The second half was the right reaction and we have to come back to recent performances to have a chance, and then we have to see how good United will be". "It's a work in progress. Maybe I was a little bit too soft". A platter of Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Newcastle should provide the Red Devils with a very appetising smorgasbord to feast on - not to mention a kind-looking third round FA Cup tie against struggling Championship outfit Reading before a trip to Tottenham on January 13.

Huddersfield, who got a goal back late on through Mathias Jorgensen, are bottom of the Premier League table and five points from safety.

'The big players are turning up. It is not the worst dilemma to have and a welcome change of pace for the occupier of the manager's seat at United.

He knows where he stands in the overall Chelsea pantheon: he is the nearest thing the club can boast to a Sir Alex Ferguson-type figure - a transformative manager who not only brought unprecedented success but reshaped the entire footballing operation in his own image.